Category Archives: Printer

How to print to a Dymo or Brother label printer from a PDF

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Jack

Recently I was given a PDF of repeated labels formatted for a standard address size on Avery labels, it was 3 columns by 10 rows. I figured it would be easy to print to a label printer, select file-print, select … Continue reading →

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Restricting printer access

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Jack

I had a client that wanted to restrict access to a shared network printer on two publicity accessible computers. The printer natively did not have built in password protection and the network was not domain based so setting up active … Continue reading →

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HP Laserjet 1012 Windows 7 Driver

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Jack

A friend recently bought a new Windows 7 desktop and when he hooked up his older HP Laserjet 1012 printer, it couldn’t find any drivers. He went to the HP website and it appears the printer is no longer supported … Continue reading →

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Extending toner life on a Brother laser printer

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Jack

First a disclaimer, do this at your own risk as it may damage the printer drum. Now with that out of the way, on some brands of Brother laser printers, the toner has a sensor on the side that tells … Continue reading →

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Paper Jam on a HP Deskjet 450

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Jack

This seems to be a fairly common issue on this printer model. The paper will jam just as it passes the exit rollers. Sometimes the paper will skew with just one side feeding and the other side stuck. You’ll see … Continue reading →

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Paper jam on a Samsung CLP-315

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Jack

When attempting to print on this unit, it would immediately paper jam with about half an inch of the paper making it past the top roller and sticking out. At first i thought it was the top roller not grabbing … Continue reading →

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